2021-2022 Course List

CMST 550-557 are a series modules and focused on graduate-level speech and debate. The modules have strong application to teaching at a community/technical college and coaching at all educational levels. Contact the department graduate coordinator for permission to register.

CMST 550-557 are a series modules and focused on graduate-level speech and debate. The modules have strong application to teaching at a community/technical college and coaching at all educational levels. Contact the department graduate coordinator for permission to register.

CMST 550-557 are a series modules and focused on graduate-level speech and debate. The modules have strong application to teaching at a community/technical college and coaching at all educational levels. Contact the department graduate coordinator for permission to register.

CMST 550-557 are a series modules and focused on graduate-level speech and debate. The modules have strong application to teaching at a community/technical college and coaching at all educational levels. Contact the department graduate coordinator for permission to register.

CMST 550-557 are a series modules and focused on graduate-level speech and debate. The modules have strong application to teaching at a community/technical college and coaching at all educational levels. Contact the department graduate coordinator for permission to register.

CMST 550-557 are a series modules and focused on graduate-level speech and debate. The modules have strong application to teaching at a community/technical college and coaching at all educational levels. Contact the department graduate coordinator for permission to register.

This course is designed to provide graduate students in Communication Studies with the theoretical foundations necessary to both participate in and critique arguments. Students will engage contemporary theories of argumentation and apply those theories in discussion and debate.

Special interest courses devoted to specific topics within health communication. Topics vary, and course may be retaken for credit under different topic headings.

An introduction to the communication field focusing on theory construction and the function of communication theory/models in the human experience. Contemporary theories of communication will be reviewed.

Required for all graduate students in the Department of Communication Studies. Surveys traditional pedagogoical theories as well as critical pedagagical theories as they pertain to teaching communication courses.

Open only to teaching assistants of basic course in Communication Studies. Covers course design, course evaluation, methodologies for skill development, and related topics.

This course will focus on preparing professional trainers and developers in communication teaching, training and development.

Course is designed to prepare students for online communication best practices. The course focuses on the unique components and qualities to prepare for communication studies courses in an online environment including discussions and chats, online public presentations, online small groups, and other online forms of communication.

This course explores theories, concepts, and issues relevant to understanding communication in culturally diverse contexts. Course instructors will use specific topics and case studies to examine and understand the intersections of culture and communication. The emphasis will be placed on developing critical literacy to engage complex issues in an increasingly global world.

This course is designed to provide graduate students in Communication Studies with knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate qualitative research as it appears in scholarly writing and to perform qualitative research in the academic or organizational context with the rigor appropriate to that context.

his course is designed to provide graduate students in Communication Studies with knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate quantitative research as it appears in scholarly writing and to perform quantitative research in the academic or organizational context with the rigor appropriate to that context.

This course explores the reasons we have difficulty communicating with people from other cultures, why misunderstandings occur, and how to build clearer and more productive cross-cultural relationships.

This course includes the skills in the analysis, application, and evaluation of argumentative communication.

This course explores and critically examines interpersonal communication theory development, current research and leading theoretical perspectives, and potential applications in contemporary interpersonal communication contexts and relationships.

This course is designed to help prepare students for their professional roles as directors or assistant directors of collegiate or high school forensics programs.

This course is designed to enhance the communication skills of professionals. Students will learn theory and techniques of presentation for academic conferences, professional meetings, business and industry presentations, interviews, and group meetings. The use of technology in professional communication will be highlighted.

This course provides both graduate students and faculty the opportunity to work together with a specific theme that is timely and relevant to the field. May be repeated for credit.

Capstone Prospectus requires a student seeking an MA, MS, or MFA to complete a research proposal. The student defends the prospectus before their committee. See advisor for specifics.

Prerequisites:

CMST 611 or 612

The course requires a graduate student seeking an MFA to successfully pass comprehensive exams. The student is required to enroll and take the exams at least one semester before graduation. See advisor for specifics on the comprehensive exam.

Advanced independent study.